An 8-year-old child heard her parents talk about her little brother Andrew. Her brother was ill. Only a very expensive operation (手术) could save him.

One morning, the girl heard her father say to her mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now.” Their girl went to her bedroom, collected all of her money and counted it _________. She hurried to a drugstore (药店).

“How can I help you?” asked the salesman.

“I want to _________ a miracle,” the girl answered. “My brother has something _________ growing in his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save _________. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m _________ that I can’t help you,” said the salesman.

“I have the _________ to pay for it,” said the girl.

“What kind of a miracle does your _________ need?” asked a well-dressed man standing nearby.

“I don’t know,” she answered. “My daddy can’t _________ it, so I want to use my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“$1.5,” she answered. “But I can try and get some more,” she said again and again.

“Well,” _________ the man, “a dollar and a half can buy a miracle. Let’s go to see your brother.”

That man was a very good doctor. The operation was free and her brother __________ well. “What’s the price of the operation?” her mom asked. The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle was—a dollar and a half with the faith (诚意) of a little girl.

5 . Today, I sent my daughter to have a piano lesson at Youth Move. I had about an hour before she needed _____, so I decided to have lunch at the nearby restaurant. On my way inside, I looked to my left and _____ a nice elderly couple collecting the rubbish on the sidewalk. They seemed to be in bad health. I thought I should get some bottles of water to them.

When I bought the water back, her husband _____, so I brought the water to the woman who was named Jenifer. She was very thankful for the water with a _____. As I left, I smiled back at her and walked to the nearby _____ for killing the time, only a few short steps away.

_____ I left the library, I offered Jenifer a hug, I thanked her for her kindness in cleaning up the rubbish left by other people. She seemed _____. “We have volunteered to clean up rubbish for many years. It’s out duty to keep the city clean!” She told me. I walked to my car. Feeling thankful for the moment when her spirit _____ me deeply. I hope to see her again, _____, she and her husband will become well.

I am grateful for the wonderful day it has been. There have been some nice moments in our life. I continue to pay attention to and _____ them. Our eyes are blind to kindness, but actually it is everywhere.

6 .

Bruce is a young man. He goes to work by bike every day. One day, something went wrong with his bike. Bruce could not fix（修理）it, ______ he looked around for help. There was only one house here. Bruce knocked ______ the door, but no one answered. The door had clear glass in it and he could see a woman in the house. He decided ______ again. Finally the woman opened the door. Bruce told her his problem at once. “Don’t worry. I can fix the bike.” the woman said. After she fixed it, the man said, “Thanks. You are ______ than me. I hope I can help you in return one day.” “You ______ be serious. I don’t need any help from others.” she laughed.

One day, Bruce ______ his bike when he saw the woman walking down the street. ______ strong wind suddenly blew away her hat and sent it into the top of a tree. She tried to get it with a stick but failed. She looked worried because she couldn’t climb the tree. Bruce hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and threw it into ______ hands. The woman stopped him and thanked him for his help ______ Bruce climbed back on his bike. “I think I told you I ______ need help,” the woman said. “I’m glad you didn’t believe me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.

10 . Every year thousands of young people in Britain finish their school life and then take a year off before they go to university. ________ young people go to another country and work as volunteers（志愿者）. Volunteers give their time ________ people—for example, they work in schools or hospitals.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she ________ to university to study Spanish, but now she is living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working here to protect the sea near Belize. The sea here is beautiful, but ________ people pollute the sea, the fish will die. I’m helping to study the fish. All over the world, the fish ________ . We are ________ and we need to do something about the problem before it is too late.”

“I’m staying with a family here and I help ________ the cooking and the cleaning. I don’t get any money, ________ that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and ________ ! When I finish my work, I want to stay here for ________ three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”